Quick Change Artists

Status: Magic Trick
image A lot of sites have been linking to this video of a pair of quick-change artists performing on NBC's America's Got Talent. The video is fun to watch if you haven't seen them performing before. The pair are magicians David & Dania, who were recently profiled in this Slate.com article. Apparently the duo have become the most popular act during NBA half-time shows.

So how is the trick done? Slate.com reports that:
the trick dates back to the 19th century, and the first English-language manual to describe the art was published in 1911. Back then, magicians connected the various layers via hook-and-eye fasteners; today, the literature describes no fewer than 15 different methods of pulling off the trick, using such devices as Velcro, magnets, and "fish bone pull fasteners."
In other words, it relies on special clothing and a lot of practice. If you watch the video closely, the moment when she has the hoop around her and changes from a green into a purple dress is the one time you can almost see the costume change occurring. I have no idea how she pulls off the trick at the end in which she changes clothes as glitter falls around her.

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Posted on Sun Jul 16, 2006


Comments

No, not correct. There is no dress contained in the confetti. And it is impossible to have the dress fall on top of the other, velcro or otherwise. Do you think you can toss a shirt on top of another one even with magnets or velcro? No. You'd have to put your head and arms through the head and arms holes. And also the white dress has spaghetti straps, while the pink dress has thicker 1 inch straps. Even if it were possible to throw a dress over another, you'd still see the pink dress' straps.
Posted by A.  on  Thu Sep 03, 2009  at  03:02 PM
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